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Census Tract 39, Charleston, SC

2,796 Population
3.3 square miles 855.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Charleston: 34.6 ±1
  • a little higher than the figure in Charleston County: 39.2 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2

Economics

$34,902 ±$9,280 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in North Charleston: $36,019 ±$1,585
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Charleston County: $56,921 ±$1,662
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
$56,250 ±$15,015 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Charleston: $62,956 ±$3,840
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Charleston County: $88,494 ±$1,950
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570

14.3% ±7.6% (242  ±137) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in North Charleston: 14.4% † 16,734 (±1.8% / ±2,084)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Charleston County: 11.3% 46,405 (±0.8% / ±3,174)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)

18.9 minutes ±6 (13,710  ±2,917) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Charleston: 24.5 1,379,125 (±0.8 / ±64,522)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Charleston County: 25.1 4,496,155 (±0.5 / ±109,376)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)

Families

787 ±113 Number of households
  • North Charleston: 49,185 ±1,234
  • Charleston County: 178,975 ±1,483
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
2.1 ±0.3 (1,684  ±338) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Charleston: 2.4 116,156 (±0.1 / ±145)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Charleston County: 2.3 409,929 (±0 / ±140)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580

5% ±4.6% (29  ±29) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Charleston: 6.9% † 2,139 (±1.7% / ±519)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 6.1% † 6,247 (±1% / ±1,046)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)

Housing

949 ±97 Number of housing units
  • North Charleston: 54,781 ±1,173
  • Charleston County: 209,803 ±117
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311

$364,700 ±$53,735 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Charleston: $302,200 ±$11,654
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Charleston County: $489,100 ±$9,282
  • about 1.4 times the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421

28.1% ±6.1% (776  ±195.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Charleston: 17.7% 20,890 (±1.6% / ±1,859.3)
  • nearly double the rate in Charleston County: 15.5% 64,488 (±1% / ±4,056.3)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)

Social

80.6% ±7.8% (1,814  ±266) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Charleston: 88.7% 72,043 (±2.9% / ±2,724.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Charleston County: 93.5% 283,840 (±1.6% / ±4,711.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
22.4% ±5.6% (504  ±138.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Charleston: 28.6% 23,233 (±1.7% / ±1,439.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Charleston County: 50.3% 152,817 (±1% / ±3,134.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% ±8.2% (217  ±231) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Charleston: 11% † 13,149 (±1.2% / ±1,470)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Charleston County: 6.7% 28,308
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101

9.9% ±4.3% (245  ±109) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in North Charleston: 10% † 9,011 (±1.1% / ±982)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Charleston County: 8.2% 27,518 (±0.4% / ±1,481)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
245 Total veterans ±109 204 Male ±83 41 Female ±65

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